Northview can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Defiance Bulldogs. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Wildcats also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2015.
Northview had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next three. The match finished with set scores of 23-25, 29-27, 25-23, 25-23.
Northview was led to victory by Kyra Ervin and Paige Labudda. Ervin had eight digs and eight aces, while Labudda had 17 digs and three aces. The dominant performance gave Ervin a new career-high in aces.
Several Bulldogs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ella Westrick, who had 20 digs and three aces. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Westrick now had 11 or more in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kiera Kohn, who had 27 assists.
Northview's win bumped their record up to 4-10. As for Defiance, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Northview will challenge Springfield at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Defiance, they will welcome Bryan at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Defiance is facing Bryan at the right time seeing as Bryan is stuck on a 12-game losing streak.
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